Iraqi Kurdish fighters and locals replaced the crucifix atop a Christian church in Bashiqa as church bells chimed.
More than 300 people have died in Aleppo after Syrian regime forces pounded the city with airstrikes, artillery and barrel bombs over the past six days.
After days of media headlines about how his transition team was in disarray, President-elect Donald Trump is ahead of schedule, compared to Barack Obama and other past presidents.
Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds will be honored posthumously for saving the lives of 200 American Jewish prisoners of war during World War II.
Before the end of 2016, about 700 Brazilian Jews will have immigrated to Israel, tripling the annual average since the 1970s, when similar levels were recorded.
A Gold Star family was recently booed by first-class passengers because their trip to pick up their son's remains caused a delay.
Queen Elizabeth is reportedly planning to personally invite President-elect Donald Trump to England for a state visit next summer, according to the Sunday Times.
A 19-year-old homeschool graduate has become the youngest Member of Provincial Parliament in Ontario history, winning by more than 50 percent of the popular vote.
Teachers in the in the northern Iraqi town of Qayyara are working to get students back to a semi-normal school routine after a U.S. led coalition of Iraqi forces successfully drove the Islamic State out of the area.
A school district in Washington is the second in the nation to approve the controversial After School Satan Club and it will begin its program starting in December.